Defence.lk opens online payment gateway for Api Wenuwen Api fund
Defence.lk has opened an on line payment gateway for
those who are willing to make contributions for the Api Wenuwen Api fund
maintained by the Ministry of Defence , Public Security , Law and Order
of Sri Lanka. The fund facilitates Api Wenuwen Api housing project aimed
at building 50000 houses for the members of the armed forces.
The online payment facility has been set up as a
result of requests made by Sri Lankan expatriates to have a trouble-free
way to make their contributions. The Ministry of Defence with the
co-operation of the Sampath Bank provides the secure payment facility on
its official website www.defence.lk from today onwards.
The first phase of housing project is presently
underway at Ipalogama in the Anuradhapura district. Construction works
of 1620 houses have already been completed.
A house built under this projects costs 2.4 million
rupees out of which 1 million is provided by the government while the
rest is expected to be found through donations. The houses will be
given to the security forces, personnel at a cost of 800,000 rupees
each. |
